About the Authors

Makoto Sahara

saharam-tky@umin.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Cardiology/Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Masataka Sata

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan

Toshihiro Morita

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Yasunobu Hirata

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Ryozo Nagai

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: M.Sahara M. Sata. Performed the experiments: M. Sahara. Analyzed the data: M. Sahara M. Sata. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: M. Sahara M. Sata. Wrote the paper: M. Sahara. Revised the manuscript: M. Sahara M. Sata TM YH RN.